Community Development and Small Businesses Joint Committee, Massachusetts State Legislature
The Community Development and Small Business Joint Committee is a standing committee of the Massachusetts General Court.
Per Joint Rule 1, joint committees are appointed at the beginning of the biennial session. Each committee consists of six Senate members and 11 House members, except the committees on Economic Development and Emerging Technologies; Public Safety and Homeland Security; Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery; Health Care Financing; and Transportation, which consist of seven Senate members and 13 House members.[1]
See rules: Joint Rules of the Senate and House of Representatives
Membership
2025-2026 legislative session
Community Development and Small Businesses Joint Committee, 2025-2026 |
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Democratic members (14) | Republican members (3) | Third-party members(0) |
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2023-2024 legislative session
Community Development and Small Businesses Joint Committee, 2023-2024 |
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Democratic members (14) | Republican members (3) | Third-party members(0) |
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2021-2022 legislative session
Community Development and Small Businesses Joint Committee, 2021-2022 |
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Democratic members (14) | Republican members (3) | Third-party members(0) |
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2019-2020 legislative session
Community Development and Small Businesses Joint Committee, 2019-2020 |
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Democratic members (14) | Republican members (3) | Third-party members(0) |
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2017 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2017 legislative session.
Community Development and Small Businesses Joint Members, 2017 | ||||
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Democratic members (14) | Republican members (3) | |||
• Julian Andre Cyr, Chair | • Vinny deMacedo | |||
• Edward Coppinger, Chair | • Leonard Mirra | |||
• James Eldridge, Vice chair | • Joseph McKenna | |||
• Josh Cutler, Vice chair | ||||
• Anne Gobi | ||||
• Sonia Chang-Diaz | ||||
• Sal DiDomenico | ||||
• Thomas Calter, III | ||||
• Kenneth I. Gordon | ||||
• Dan Cullinane | ||||
• Brendan Crighton | ||||
• Carlos Gonzalez | ||||
• Natalie Higgins | ||||
• Joan Meschino |
2015 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
Community Development and Small Business Joint Members, 2015 | ||||
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Democratic members (14) | Republican members (3) | |||
• Kathleen A. O'Connor Ives, Chair | • Vinny deMacedo | |||
• Ann-Margaret Ferrante, Chair | • Leonard Mirra | |||
• Michael Rush, Vice chair | • Angelo D'Emilia | |||
• Tackey Chan, Vice chair | ||||
• Barbara L'Italien | ||||
• Michael Rodrigues | ||||
• Daniel Wolf | ||||
• Frank Moran | ||||
• Thomas Calter, III | ||||
• Jay Livingstone | ||||
• Brendan Crighton | ||||
• Dennis Rosa | ||||
• Carlos Gonzalez | ||||
• Jonathan Zlotnik |
2013-2014
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2013 legislative session.
Community Development and Small Business Joint Members, 2013 | ||||
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Democratic members (14) | Republican members (3) | |||
• Eileen Donoghue, Chair | • Robert Hedlund | |||
• Linda Forry, Chair | • Leonard Mirra | |||
• Kathleen A. O'Connor Ives, Vice chair | • Angelo D'Emilia | |||
• Tackey Chan, Vice chair | ||||
• Joan B. Lovely | ||||
• Michael Rodrigues | ||||
• Daniel Wolf | ||||
• Robert Fennell | ||||
• Thomas Calter, III | ||||
• Paul McMurtry | ||||
• Kate Hogan | ||||
• Dennis Rosa | ||||
• Josh Cutler | ||||
• Jonathan Zlotnik |
2011-2012
The following table describes committee membership for the 2011 legislative session.
Community Development and Small Business Joint Members, 2011 | ||||
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Democratic members (14) | Republican members (3) | |||
• Linda Forry, Chair | • James Lyons, Jr. | |||
• Sal DiDomenico, Chair | • Angelo D'Emilia | |||
• Demetrius Atsalis, Vice chair | • Robert Hedlund | |||
• Katherine Clark, Vice chair | ||||
• Robert Fennell | ||||
• Thomas Calter, III | ||||
• Thomas Conroy | ||||
• Paul McMurtry | ||||
• Lori Ehrlich | ||||
• Kate Hogan | ||||
• Jason Lewis | ||||
• Eileen Donoghue | ||||
• James Welch | ||||
• Michael Rodrigues |
2009-2010
The following table describes committee membership for the 2009 legislative session.
Community Development and Small Business Joint Members, 2009 | ||||
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Democratic members (8) | Republican members (1) | |||
• Linda Forry, Chair | • Fred Barrows | |||
• Carolyn Dykema | ||||
• Thomas Golden, Jr. | ||||
• James Miceli | ||||
• James Cantwell | ||||
• Christine Canavan | ||||
• Dennis Rosa | ||||
• Jennifer Callahan |
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